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Pusey, Merlo J. (Merlo John), 1902-1985

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1902 - 1985

biographical statement

Citation:
His The Supreme court crisis ... 1937

His Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith, 1981: t.p. (Merlo J. Pusey)

WWWA: v. 9 1985-1989 (Pusey, Merlo; writer; b. Woodruff, Utah, Feb. 3, 1902; d. Nov. 22, 1985)

OCLC search, Oct. 4, 2011: (hdg.: Pusey, Merlo John, 1902-; Pusey, Merlo J.; Pusey, Merlo John; usage: Merlo J. Pusey)

Wikipedia, September 4, 2012: Merlo J. Pusey (born in Woodruff, Utah, 1902; won the Bankroft and Pulitzer prizes for his biography of Charles Evans Hughes; wrote The Supreme Court Crisis, Big Government: Can we Control it?, Charles Evans Hughes, and many other books)

Dialogue, Spring 1977: p. 71 (attended the Latter-day Saint University; worked on the Gold and Blue student newspaper; worked for the Deseret News) p. 72 (attended the University of Utah; married Dorthy Richards; moved to Washington, D.C. and started to work for the Washington Post as an editorial writer) p. 73 (worked part-time witht he Senate Finance Committee) p. 79 (promoted to Associate editor of the Washington post in 1946)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Merlo J. Pusey correspondence , 1941-1971

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1532 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains personal letters, greeting cards, and the official correspondence of Pusey. The letters addressed to Pusey are from various sources, including government bodies, newpapers, and universities. Dates from between 1941 and 1971.

Dates: 1941-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1532, Merlo J. Pusey papers

Merlo J. Pusey papers on Eugene Meyer, 1930-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1532 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, newspaper articles on Eugene Meyer related to the Washington Post and other publications by Eugene Meyer. Dates from 1930-1970.

Dates: 1930-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1532, Merlo J. Pusey papers

Merlo J. Pusey papers on Ezra Taft Benson and Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952-1960

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1532 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains Pusey's research papers on Ezra Taft Benson and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The material centers around Eisenhower's presidential administration with some additional material on Benson's service as his Secretary of Agriculture. Also contains materials relating to Pusey's biography of Eisenhower, including a typed manuscript and correspondence with publishers and others. Dates from between 1952 and 1960.

Dates: 1952-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1532, Merlo J. Pusey papers

Merlo J. Pusey papers on the power controversy, 1958-1965

 Series — Carton 69: Series 4; Series 7; Series 8; Series 10; Series 11 [Barcode: 31197233628657], Folder: 4-16
Identifier: MSS 1532 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and other material related to disputes over powerlines with PEPCO and VEPCO in Maryland. Dates range from 1958-1965.

Dates: 1958-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1532, Merlo J. Pusey papers

Merlo J. Pusey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1532
Scope and Contents Contains Pusey's personal and professional papers, primarily related to his career as an editorialist and associate editor for the Washington Post and a biographer. These materials include his correspondence, his research notes for books on the Supreme Court, Charles Evan Hughes, and Eisenhower's presidential administration, as well as an edited typescript copy of Reed Smoot's diaries. Also included are editorials, press releases and newspaper articles written or collected by Pusey and the...
Dates: approximately 1875-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merlo J. Pusey papers

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